Boule
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Boule was the citizen council of Classical Athens responsible for preparing legislation and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city-state’s government.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian institution
→
council → deliberative assembly → political body → |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Athenian city-state → |
| composedOf | Athenian citizens → |
| country | Classical Athens → |
| governedBy | laws of Athens → |
| hasFunction |
administration of public business
→
agenda-setting for the Assembly → emergency decision-making within limits set by the Assembly → management of trireme fleet → oversight of public works → preliminary review of decrees → preparing treaties for Assembly approval → receiving foreign embassies → supervision of state revenues and expenditures → |
| hasRole |
convening the Ekklesia
→
implementation of Assembly decrees → management of state finances → oversight of day-to-day administration → oversight of foreign policy preparation → preliminary examination of proposals (probouleusis) → preparation of legislation → review of officials’ accounts (euthynai) → scrutiny of officials (dokimasia) → supervision of magistrates → supervision of the fleet and defenses → |
| historicalPeriod |
4th century BCE
→
5th century BCE → |
| location | Athens → |
| memberOf |
Athenian Council of 500 (Boule)
→
surface form:
Council of 500
|
| membersPerTribe | 50 → |
| metAt | Bouleuterion on the Athenian Agora → |
| numberOfMembers | 500 → |
| operatedInPeriod | Classical period of Athens → |
| organizedIn | ten tribes → |
| partOf |
Athenian democracy
→
surface form:
Athenian constitution
Athenian democracy → |
| relatedTo |
Areopagus
→
Athenian tribes → Ecclesia →
surface form:
Ekklesia
|
| selectionMethod |
annual appointment
→
sortition → |
| subordinateTo |
Ecclesia
→
surface form:
Ekklesia
|
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.